Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 14 Show off! (for collection)
Ji Heng sat up straight slowly, and talked eloquently: "The court actually anticipated this situation very early, and made a response very early."

Hu Hai concentrated his mind, and listened attentively.

Ji Heng said: "From the beginning of Qin's unification of the world, Wei Liao, a native of the state of Wei, suggested to the first emperor to 'bribe his powerful ministers to disrupt his plan'."

"This suggestion was finally adopted by Shi Huang."

"So later on, there was a situation where Nei Shiteng attacked Han by recruiting and surrendering, won Han Wangan, took over his land, took his land as a county, and named Yingchuan. In addition to Nei Shiteng, there were many surrenders such as Nei Shisheng. people."

"Great Qin Chaotang noticed the problem early on."

"I also know that the aristocratic forces in the six countries of the Kanto region are entrenched, even deeply rooted, and they have been deliberately targeting them from the very beginning, from the initial use of heavy bribes, to the use of other means to recruit surrender, and then to the appointment of descendants as officials. They all want to achieve division. The purpose of the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms."

"It just didn't work out well."

partition.

Fusu nodded slightly.

He knew about Neishi Teng and Sheng Sheng.

They used to be officials of South Korea, and Teng served as a false guard for Han Nanyang. When the Qin army suppressed the border, they chose to leave the city and surrender. After Han's death, he was appointed as the governor of Nanjun County, mainly responsible for handling the affairs of Han and Chu in the southeast.

Teng De descended to a lower status and was eventually promoted to a higher position.

In addition to Shi Huang's intention to buy bones with a lot of money, it was indeed, as Ji Heng said, in order to divide the countries.

Let them be enemies of each other, and cannot be united.

Ji Heng said again: "In addition to buying people's hearts and dividing the nobles, Shi Huang also made a move."

"Show strength!!!"

"Show strength?" Hu Hai was taken aback.

He can probably understand what Ji Heng said earlier, but what is showing strength?
Show nobility to be strong?
Wouldn't this be counterproductive?
Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng suspiciously, but finally held back his temper and was ready to listen to Ji Heng's explanation.

Ji Heng didn't make a fool of himself, and said directly: "You may have heard that in the past few years, Shi Huang visited many times."

"And the purpose of the parade is to show strength."

"Pass around the prefectures and counties to show strength, to coerce the domestic, and to frighten the Quartet."

"Moreover, Shihuang chose a more radical and tougher approach, that is, to ease the situation of "the head of Guizhou is not attached" by 'showing strength'."

"Great Qin was conquered by force, and the people of the six countries were most afraid of the Great Qin army. Therefore, the first emperor used the method of patrolling to let the people of the six countries feel the strength of the Great Qin army again, so as to deter the world and make the old nobles dare not It is easy to give birth to the heart of treason."

"besides."

"Every time the first emperor parades, there will be stone engravings to praise his meritorious deeds."

"It's the so-called kindness and power."

"The large scale of the parade is deterrent, while the inscription of stone tributes is propaganda."

"Through stone carvings, the first emperor announced to the world the situation of the Great Qin in an ideal state, so as to achieve the purpose of attracting nobles and heads of state."

"It's just that they have had little effect."

"It even caused a big problem."

"What's the trouble?" Hu Hai asked.

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai indifferently, and said, "How long has it been since the first emperor went on a tour?"

Hu Hai thought about it in his mind, and said, "More than three years."

Ji Heng sighed softly, and said: "Yes, it has been more than three years. At the beginning of the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, the first emperor would go out almost every year, but now he has not made a tour for three years. How can this prevent the outside world from thinking about it?" Lian Pian?"

"If Yan Ran doesn't patrol today, he will see weakness, so don't treat the world as a subject!"

heard.

Hu Hai's face changed slightly.

He naturally understood the meaning of these words.

Now that the first emperor is no longer on tour, it means that the Qin court is weak, or it may no longer be able to rule the world.

The old aristocracy originally intended to restore the country, and after realizing this discovery, it may be even more difficult to give birth to a heart of attachment.

Ji Heng drank all the wine in the pot.

Lightly said:
"you do not need to worry."

"Shihuang will definitely notice."

“I will definitely go out on a cruise again then.”

"It's just that it won't happen in the past two years. After all, Shihuang still has some things to do."

"The road he paved for Fusu hasn't been fully paved yet."

Hearing Ji Heng's words, Hu Hai's eyes were gloomy, and with some emotion, he said, "What else will Shi Huang do for the eldest son?"

Ji Heng said lightly:
"Naturally, I want Fusu to sit firmly in the world."

"Now that the wine has been drunk, it is not reasonable to talk about it again, but since you want to understand so much, I will say a few more words."

"When Fusu is in power, Meng Tian will definitely be his prime minister."

"Li Si is a member of the Legalist family, and Fusu is not used to it."

"The first emperor is very clear about this."

"Meng Tian is a member of the military family, and his personality is relatively pragmatic. In addition, Fu Su and Meng Tian have a close relationship. In order for Fu Su to better implement benevolent governance in the future, and also to win over the Meng family and stabilize the court, the First Emperor will definitely let Meng Tian take over in advance. "

"It's an exchange of power."

"The first emperor exchanged Mengshi's position as an extremely human minister in exchange for Mengshi's support for Fusu."

"With the support of brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi, Fusu can basically rise to the throne safely, but completely relying on the Meng family, this is definitely not what the first emperor wants to see."

"So in the next two years, there will be big changes in the court."

"Some officials will go up, some officials will step down, and eventually most of the officials in the court will be replaced by those who are close to Fusu."

"In the future, the court will need to rely on hundreds of officials to check and balance Mengshi, so as to prevent Mengshi from becoming too powerful."

"In the army, we must rely on the declining Wang family to balance."

"Ms. Wang?" Hu Hai was taken aback.

Ji Heng nodded and said, "I know you have doubts."

"When I was in prison, I heard that Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, had a physical problem. With the current medical conditions, he probably wouldn't survive this winter. Wang Jian had already passed away. With Wang Ben's death, the Wang family who used to be very prosperous in the past can be seen with the naked eye. will go into decline.”

"But a lean camel is bigger than a horse."

"Even if the Wang family falls, the remaining prestige in the army still exists."

"Therefore, it is perfect for the military to use the Wang family to check and balance the Meng family."

"One was the most prominent family in the Great Qin in the past, and the other will be the most prominent family in the Great Qin. Both of them have high prestige in the army. They check and balance each other and restrict each other to avoid the emergence of a single family in the army. This is the true meaning of Shi Huang. to do."

"As for what Shihuang will do, after Wang Ben dies, you will understand after a little inquiry."

"The first emperor really put in all his effort for this eldest son."

Ji Heng shook his head.

Wiping his palms with a sweat towel, he got up and walked outside the house.

When he was about to walk out of the hut, he seemed to think of something, and said: "Master Ji, prepare more wine next time, I should tell you why the situation in Daqin deteriorated so quickly, if you have a way, you can go Learn about enfeoffment and county disputes in advance."

"The source of deterioration all stems from this!"

Done.

Ji Heng walked away.

Hu Hai frowned and sat on the mat.

In fact, he still couldn't figure out why Ji Heng would say that the first emperor would use the Wang family to check and balance the Meng family.

Wang's decline is obvious at the moment, how can he check and balance the flourishing Montessori?
After thinking for a while, Hu Hai didn't bother to think about it.

When Wang Ben passed away, everything would be clear, so why bother?
And if the Wang family rises, it will actually be beneficial to him.

after all
His first wife is from the Wang family!
(End of this chapter)